Chapter 15: The Hu Family Banquet (Part 2)
At this time, a man in blood-red clothes walked in from outside the door. Meng Ting behind him quickened her pace and whispered a few words in Hu Weidi's ear. Hu Weidi's face remained normal, and he stood up calmly and said:
"So it's Xu Tianfu, the bloodthirsty hand ranked 98th on the Human Ranking. Young Master Xu, you are here, but I didn't arrange a seat for you before. How about I sit at the upper table? Can you wait for a moment?"
Xu Tianfu licked his lips and first looked towards the center table. Mr. Zhou looked up at Xu Tianfu. Just one glance made Xu Tianfu feel as if he was in an icy cave. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Then he cupped his hands to express his apology. Mr. Zhou said nothing and continued to look down at the wine glass in his hand.
Xu Tianfu looked at other tables again, and first saw Tang Yu. He knew that his strength was far inferior to Tang Yu's. After all, the top 30 on the human list would not change for a long time. After nodding at Tang Yu, he looked at Dongfang Huai and Huangfu Lingyun, and secretly cursed.
Everyone knows that the Huangfu family is a group of psychopaths who do whatever they want. If you hit a kid today, the old man might get angry and slap you to death tomorrow. They don't have the demeanor of an elder in the world at all.
As for the remaining two tables, one table was occupied by a duo in black robes. Since they did not fight, Xu Tianfu could not figure out their intentions. He could only guess that they were a member of the evil sect. Even though the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Blood Demon Cult were fighting each other, they would still have some cooperation in front of the righteous sect. Xu Tianfu was not sure that one of these two people was a member of the Heavenly Demon Palace, not to mention that each sect of the Nine Netherworlds was very evil.
Xu Tianfu knew very well that his own Blood Demon Sect alone had a secret technique that could mobilize the Qi and blood throughout the body to speed up blood circulation and achieve a rapid increase in power in a short period of time. With Xu Tianfu's current eighth level of Qi training, he could easily kill an early acquired cultivator and fight against a middle acquired cultivator. Of course, this move came at the cost of consuming one's lifespan, so it was generally not used.
The other eight sects also have some killer moves to a greater or lesser extent, like the madman from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, who is himself a container full of poisons, and when forced into a corner, he will release poison gas all over his body. This kind of large-scale killing move where the enemy and friend are unknown is really frustrating. Then Xu Tianfu cast his gaze towards the last table. From their clothes, he could tell that one was from the Sword Evil Sect and the other was from the Yue Girl Sword Society.
Well, I feel like I can bully him a little, and without replying to Hu Weidi’s words, the dazzling gloves in my hands gradually turned blood red.
A bloody handprint blasted towards Han Xiao and Liu Emei from a distance. This blatant provocation was in line with the Blood Demon Cult's practices, and everyone else said it was commonplace.
Only Han Xiao's face changed drastically. He knew very well that with his own strength, he could not withstand any attack from Xu Tianfu. He thought about retreating first. After all, his life was more important. Thinking of this, he used his body skills to retreat to the side.
However, Liu Emei looked calm and continued to stare at the food in front of her, as if nothing had happened.
Just as the blood-red palm print was about to hit Liu Emei, Hu Weidi stood up and smashed Xu Tianfu's palm print with a mighty punch, then said: "Xu Shaoxia, this is my Hu family after all. Do you think you don't respect me as your master by doing this?"
The people at the other tables were stunned when they heard Hu Weidi say this, and they all thought in their hearts: Your Hu family is indeed a tyrant in Jinyang City, but it is far inferior to the Blood Demon Cult. How dare you say this to Xu Tianfu.
This is also a very obvious phenomenon in the martial arts world. The strongest families in some places have to bow down to the disciples of various major forces, because the strongest people in some families are not as strong as the disciples of these major forces.
Xu Tianfu's face changed at this time. Others thought that this was just a random attack from him, but he knew that in order to achieve the goal of taking the initiative, he had already used 90% of his strength. However, Hu Weidi, the head of the Hu family, was able to take my move without changing his expression. It seemed that he was in some trouble. Then he licked his lips and said:
"Hu Weidi, the head of the Hu family, right? Very good, let's fight. As long as you beat me, you will have the final say here. Otherwise, I will not take the position of these two juniors. I want your position!"
After saying that, without waiting for Hu Weidi to answer, a flash of blood appeared, and then he rushed towards Hu Weidi. At the same time, the gloves on both hands seemed to have just been soaked in blood, and he slapped Hu Weidi hard.
Hu Weidi remained expressionless, standing still as still as a mountain, and punched back at Xu Tianfu with one hand.
Xu Tianfu was furious at this moment: How dare you to take my two-handed attack with one hand? You have been the king of this small place for too long. Are you underestimating my strength on the human list?
His hands turned a darker red, obviously transferring some internal energy.
In an instant, fists collided, a strong wind arose, and waves of air were rolled up all around because of the burst of internal strength of the two. Just when the strong wind was about to swallow everything, Mr. Zhou from the government office casually waved his sleeves, and everything disappeared.
The people around then took a closer look at this courtier dressed in civil servant attire. The commotion just now would have been difficult for even an ordinary person in the early stage of acquired power to handle, after all, it was the result of the concentrated power of two people. However, this gentleman obliterated everything with a casual blow, and this method was obviously more sophisticated.
At this time, the two people in the center of the field took three steps back at the same time. It was impossible to tell who won or lost from their faces, but everyone knew that Xu Tianfu lost. It was a punch against two palms, and it was a punch without any protective gear.
Although Hu Weidi's realm is not as good as Xu Tianfu's, and on the surface he is only at the sixth level of Qi training, the performance of his punch just now is obviously beyond this realm. You know, even if he is at the bottom of the human list, he still belongs to the human list.
It is generally recognized in the martial arts world that the strength of everyone on the human list is higher than their realm, especially the top 30 on the human list, who can easily cross a small realm to kill their opponents.
Xu Tianfu’s performance was pretty good, but the palm strike he just made had the power of the tenth level of Qi training. It was just that Hu Weidi took it with one hand, which made it even more amazing.
Everyone couldn't help but think among themselves, wondering what Hu Weidi's intention was in inviting everyone to the banquet today.
Hu Weidi said at this time: "Xu Shaoxia, the fight is over, so can you wait for me to sit at the next table, or do you still want to sit at my seat?"
This statement was much more arrogant than before, but no one found it strange. After all, this was brought about by strength, and if you lose, you have to swallow the bitter fruit.
At this time, Tang Yu stood up and said, "In this case, there is no need to trouble Master Hu. Brother Xu can just sit at the same table with me. After all, we are both on the list of people."
Xu Tianfu remained silent, walked to Tang Yu's table, sat down next to Tang Yu, and thanked him in a low voice.
Although Xu Tianfu was a little crazy sometimes, he was not stupid. He knew that this was Tang Yu giving him a way out, and he and Hu Weidi had just had a brief fight, and it seemed that the two were tied.
In fact, only Xu Tianfu himself knew that he had suffered internal injuries, and a strange force was constantly traveling through Xu Tianfu's body. He needed to get rid of this force immediately, otherwise it would cause very troublesome consequences.
So he closed his eyes and began to practice qigong to heal his injuries.
Tang Yu also discovered at this time that Xu Tianfu's injuries might be much more serious than what he saw, and his expression changed. He thought to himself: Brother Lin, you are in trouble now. I originally thought that the Hu family was a bunch of trash except Hu Ling, but I didn't expect that Hu Weidi also had something hidden. Although Xu Tianfu is nothing to me, Hu Weidi's punch didn't let me see his limit. He is still hiding his abilities.
Hu Weidi sat back in the main seat, and Meng Ting also sat on his left. At this time, the only people from the Hu family present were these two and Hu Yi, who was sitting on Hu Weidi's right, and some servants serving them.
Hu Weidi raised his cup and said, "This time, I invited all the young men and the officials of the court to come here for two things. Let's drink this cup together first."
After everyone finished drinking, Hu Wei said, "The first thing is about my daughter-in-law Meng Ting on my left hand." As he spoke, he stood up and walked to Liu Emei. Han Xiao beside him was ignored by everyone.
After all, when Xu Tianfu's first palm came at him, this guy chose to retreat without even thinking, but Liu Emei did not move. This comparison made Han Xiao look even more cowardly and incompetent.
Han Xiao's face turned red and white at this time. Coupled with Hu Yi's look on his face, which said "you are a weakling", his veins bulged. However, he was not as strong as Xu Tianfu or Hu Weidi, so he could only endure it secretly.
Hu Weidi continued, "I asked my son Hu Yi to talk to Lady Liu before, hoping that Meng Ting would join the Yue Girl Sword Society, but Lady Liu bluntly refused my son. I am asking her again now, and I hope Lady Liu can agree to this. I am grateful for your kindness, and I will remember it."
Because Hu Weidi had shown some of his strength before and shocked everyone, he did not think there was anything abrupt about this matter.
Liu Emei knew Meng Ting's physique very well. She recruited her to become a big grain consumer for the sect. After being trained well, the Hu family would use her as a wedding dress divine body to help Hu Yi. As a woman, Liu Emei felt very sympathetic towards Meng Ting's experience. That's why she said that as long as Meng Ting could find a way to get rid of Hu Yi secretly, she could formally recommend Meng Ting. Of course, the reward of "Guan Tian Du Fa" was also one of the keys to Liu Emei's agreement.
But at this time, Hu Weidi was obviously using his power just now to force her, and Liu Emei didn't know how to respond for a moment.
After looking at Meng Ting, he found that Meng Ting looked normal, but her hands were shaking. He also understood that Meng Ting was afraid that he would betray the deal between them, or that he was afraid that he would be biased towards Hu Weidi. Then he smiled back at Meng Ting, nodded and said:
"Okay, then I will agree to let Master Hu take Meng Ting in..." Hearing this, Meng Ting's face turned pale, thinking that Liu Emei was going to give up the deal between the two of them, and then she heard Liu Emei continue:
"However, big sects have their own rules. I have previously told Meng Ting the conditions for joining our sect. All she needs to do is complete this task. Of course, this is a matter between girls, so it was inconvenient for me to tell Master Hu before. I hope you can forgive me." After saying that, he winked at Meng Ting.
Only then did Meng Ting realize that Liu Emei had not given up on her, and she could not help but look at her with gratitude.
Hu Weidi didn't say much when he saw this. After all, the Yue Female Sword Society was composed entirely of women, so it was normal to have some special rules for entry. As long as the girl wasn't snatched away by others before the wedding dress was completed, it would be fine. As for the major forces, the Yue Female Sword Society was the most convenient. After all, training a post-natal master was too resource-consuming, and it was already the limit for his family to support his and Hu Yi's daily practice.
So he continued: "Then the first matter has been perfectly resolved. Thank you all for your witness. Now, young men and the officials of the court, please enjoy this banquet first, otherwise the carefully prepared food will get cold. After eating, we will discuss the second matter."
